Regulation 23 Interpretation

In this Part—

• F1“APMS contract” means an arrangement under section 83(2) of the 2006 Act (primary medical services) for the provision of primary medical services, including in circumstances where those contractual arrangements are part of wider contractual arrangements for the provision of NHS services other than integrated care provider contracts;

• “both registers” means the register of medical practitioners and the GP Register;

• “CCT” means Certificate of Completion of Training awarded under section 34L(1) of the Medical Act 1983 (award and withdrawal of a Certificate of Completion of Training) M1;

• “contractor” has the meaning given in section 84(5) of the 2006 Act (general medical services contracts) M2;

• “Fitness to Practise Panel” means a Fitness to Practise Panel of the General Medical Council;

• “foundation training scheme” means postgraduate medical education and training necessary for the award of a CCT in general practice;

• “general medical practitioner” means a registered medical practitioner—

  1. (a)

     who is a GP Registrar; or

  2. (b)

     whose name is included in the GP Register;

• “general medical services contract” has the meaning given in section 84(2) of the 2006 Act;

• “GP Registrar” means a registered medical practitioner who is being trained in general practice by a GP Trainer, whether as part of training leading to a CCT or otherwise;

• “GP Trainer” means a general medical practitioner, other than a GP Registrar, who is approved by the General Medical Council under section 34I(1)(c) of the Medical Act 1983 (postgraduate medical education and training: approvals) M3 for the purposes of providing training to a GP Registrar;

• “health case” has the meaning given in section 35E(4) of the Medical Act 1983 (provisions supplementary to function of a fitness to practise panel) M4;

• “integrated care provider contract” has the meaning given in Schedule 3A to the National Health Service (General Medical Services Contracts) Regulations 2015;

• “Interim Orders Panel” means an interim orders panel of the General Medical Council;

• “licensed medical practitioner” means a medical practitioner who holds a license to practise;

• “primary medical services” means medical services provided under or pursuant to a contract or an agreement to which Part 4 of the 2006 Act (medical services) applies;

• “professional registration number” means, in relation to a medical practitioner, the number against the medical practitioner's name in the register of medical practitioners;

• “relevant scheme” means the scheme in respect of which the general medical practitioner is applying to be included in the medical performers list;

• “scheme” means an arrangement to provide primary medical services—

  1. (a)

     in accordance with section 92 arrangements; or

  2. (b)

     under a general medical services contractF2...; and

• “section 92 arrangements” has the meaning given in section 92(8) of the 2006 Act (arrangements for the provision of primary medical services) M5.